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Yu-Gi-Oh!

Duelist Kingdom

• In episode 5, Yugi Muto uses this card during his Duel against Weevil Underwood. After Yugi Normal Summons this card in Defense Position, Weevil activates "Parasite Worm" to destroy this monster and inflict damage to Yugi equal to its ATK.

• In episode 11, this card can be seen in Joey Wheeler's hand during his Duel against Rex Raptor.

• In episode 24, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Seto Kaiba. After Summoning this card, Yugi activates "Multiply" to transform this card into an ever-multiplying wall that not even Kaiba's "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" is capable of destroying. "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" then attacks the wall, but it does no damage to Yugi and the wall reforms itself. Yugi then activates "Living Arrow" to use "Polymerization" to fuse "Mammoth Graveyard" onto "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" and create an imperfect fusion that would decrease the ATK of Kaiba's monster by 1200 during each of Yami Yugi's End Phases. On Yami Yugi's End Phase, "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" loses 1200 ATK. "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" then attacks the wall, but the attack fails to destroy the wall. On Yami Yugi's End Phase, "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" loses 1200 ATK. "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" then attacks the wall, but the attack fails to destroy it. On Yami Yugi's End Phase, "Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon" loses 1200 more ATK. This card remained on the field until the Duel was over.

• In episode 30, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Mai Valentine. He Summons this card in Attack Position. On the last turn of the Duel, Yugi activates "Black Luster Ritual" to Tribute this card and "Gaia The Fierce Knight" and Ritual Summon "Black Luster Soldier".
  • This card also appears in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he remembers his Duel against Kaiba on top of the castle and Kaiba wagering his life right when Yami Yugi was about to win. Yami notes that he thought if he had lost, he would have lost his pride as a duelist, but instead he realized something else.

• In episode 33, this card appears when Yami Yugi explains to Joey Wheeler that Duel Monsters is about the balance between Monster, Spell and Trap Cards.

• In episode 35, this card can be seen when Yugi looks through his Deck before his duel with Pegasus begins.

• In episode 38, this card is shown in Yami Yugi's hand during his Duel against Maximillion Pegasus. In the next episode, Yami Yugi sets this monster in Defense Position. When Pegasus's "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" tries to equip itself with Yugi's "Magician of Black Chaos", Yami Yugi reveals that the set monster he had was this card. He then activates "Multiply" to create a "Kuriboh" wall in front of "Magician of Black Chaos". This forces Pegasus' "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" to absorb the Kuribohs and gain ATK equal to the ATK of "Kuriboh". The Kuriboh swarm then self-destructs, resulting in Pegasus's "Thousand-Eyes Restrict" being blinded and its effects negated. Yugi then took damage equal to this card's ATK. "Magician of Black Chaos" then became free from the effect of Pegasus' "Thousand-Eyes Restrict".

Legendary Heroes

• In episode 45, Yami Yugi Summons this card and uses "Catapult Turtle's" effect to launch it at the Great Moths" that were going after Yugi and his friends. He then activates "Multiply" to turn this card into many Kuriboh clones which were used by "Catapult Turtle" to destroy the swarm of "Great Moths" since this card self destructs upon making physical contact with enemy monsters.

Battle City

• In episode 60, this card is seen in Yugi's hand during his Duel against Arkana. On the third turn of the Duel, Yugi discards this card due to the effect of "Card Destruction".

• In episode 66, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Strings while the latter was possessed by Marik Ishtar. He Summons this card in Defense Position. Later Yugi Tributes this card in order to Tribute Summon "Dark Magician Girl".

• In episode 68, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Tag Duel with Kaiba against Rare Hunter 2 and Rare Hunter 3. He Summons this card in Defense Position. Yugi didn't make any use this card or his set cards as he respected Kaiba's wishes to not interact in the duel. This card remained on the field until the Duel was over.

• In episode 71, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Tag Duel with Kaiba against Lumis and Umbra. He Summons this card in Defense Position. Later, Yugi activates "Multiply" to protect Kaiba from a direct attack made by Umbra's "Shining Abyss". Later Lumis activates "Mask of Dispel" to negate the effect of "Multiply". This turns the wall created by "Multiply" back into one monster. Lumis's "Grand Tiki Elder" then attacks and destroys this card.

• In episode 75, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Joey while the latter was being possessed by Marik Ishtar. He Summons this card in Attack Position. Joey's "Alligator's Sword" then attacks this card, but Yami Yugi activates "Spellbinding Circle" to immobilize "Alligator's Sword" and decrease its ATK by 700. In the next episode, Yugi Muto takes over in Yami Yugi's place. Later Yugi Tributes this card and "Big Shield Gardna" in order to Tribute Summon "Red-Eyes Black Dragon".

• In episode 82, this card appears in a flashback Joey has when he passes by Odion (posing as Marik) and remembers Marik possessing him to Duel Yami Yugi and get what Marik desires.

• In episode 83, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Yami Bakura. He Summons this card in Defense Position. Later Yugi activates "Collected Power" to equip "Magic Formula" and the "Evil Ghost of Dark Sanctuary" onto this card. Yugi then activates "Exile of the Wicked" to destroy this card and the "Evil Ghost of Dark Sanctuary".

• In episode 85, this card can be seen when Yugi is rebuilding his Deck.

Virtual World

• In episode 99, this card is shown when Yami Yugi was trying to choose which monster should be his Deck Master. Yugi was about to choose "Dark Magician" since it never let him down previously, but this card immediately chose itself as Yugi's Deck Master. Yugi had no other choice but to make this card his Deck Master for his Duel against Gansley as once a Deck Master is chosen, it can't be changed. In the next episode, this card was still on the sidelines. In the following episode, Gansley's "Ruklamba the Spirit King" attacks directly, but this monster activates its Deck Master ability to negate the damage that Yugi would take, but this also puts this monster on the field, putting it in danger of being destroyed (when a Deck Master is destroyed, the player automatically loses). On the final turn of the Duel, Yami Yugi equips this card with "Rainbow Blessing". He then Normal Summons "Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight" without Tribute via its own effect. Yami Yugi then Tributes this card in order to activate the effect of "Rainbow Blessing", allowing "Swift Gaia the Fierce Knight" to attack directly this turn (as the Deck Master Ability of "Deepsea Warrior" doesn't work against direct attacks).
  • In the first above-mentioned episode, this card appears when Yami Yugi was building his Virtual World Deck for his Duel against Gansley.
  • In the second above-mentioned episode, this card appears in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he notes he can't attack with "Chimera" again as Gansley will use his Deck Master's ability to negate the attack and inflict damage to Yugi equal to the ATK of "Chimera".

• In episode 103, this card appears in a flashback Téa Gardner has when she remembers Yugi talking about "Maha Vailo" looking similar to him and having a great power inside its effect.

• In episode 106, this card can be seen when Duke Devlin, Tristan Taylor, and Serenity Wheeler were building their Virtual World Decks for their Duel against Nezbitt.

• In episode 108, this card can be seen when Seto Kaiba was building his Virtual World Deck for his Duel against Leichter.
  • This card also appears in a flashback explained by Leichter when he reminds Seto that his birthday gift from Gozaburo Kaiba was where all the mistakes made by Seto himself began.

• In episode 111, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Tag Duel with Joey against the Big Five. He Summons this card in Defense Position. In the next episode, Johnson activates "Judge Man's" Deck Master ability to destroy this card, "Mystical Elf", "Aligator's Sword", and "Cyber Harpie". Yugi and Joey then took 1000 damage since two of their monsters were destroyed.

• In episode 117, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Noah Kaiba. After this card is Summoned, Yugi uses this card to attack directly. On Yugi's next turn, he switches this card to Defense Position. Later Noah Flip Summons "Otohime" and activates its effect to switch this card to Attack Position. Noah's "Yamata Dragon" then attacks this card. In the next episode, the attack destroys this card, but Yugi activates "Nutrient Z" to increase his Life Points by 4000 before the damage is subtracted from his Life Points. The Deck Master Ability of "Shinato, King of a Higher Plane" then activates, increasing Noah's Life Points by the damage Yami Yugi took. Noah then activates "Sebek's Blessing" to increase his Life Points by the Battle Damage Yami Yugi took.

Battle City Finals

• In episode 129, during Yugi's Duel against Kaiba, this card can be seen when Yugi searches his Deck via Kaiba's "Lullaby of Obedience". Two episodes later, Kaiba activates the effect of "Obelisk the Tormentor" to Tribute "Blade Knight" and "Sword of Soul", destroy all of Yugi's monsters, and inflict 4000 damage to Yugi ("Slifer" was already immune to the effect due to its status as an Egyptian God, but Kaiba's true aim was Yugi's Life Points, hence why he used the effect of "Obelisk the Tormentor"). Yugi then discards this card from his hand to nullify the damage he would have taken from the effect of "Obelisk the Tormentor". Yugi then thanks this monster as he would have lost the duel without its help. Kaiba then becomes greatly angered that Yugi would defy and mock his Egyptian God's power with this card.
  • In the first above-mentioned episode, this card is seen in a flashback Yugi has when he remembers the last time he used "Exchange" and how the latter card helped him save Joey from Marik's mind control.

• In episode 135, this card is seen in a series of flashbacks that Yugi has when he notes to himself that his rivalry with Kaiba allowed him to fight harder and reach new heights.

• In episode 138, this card is shown in Yami Yugi's hand during his Duel against Yami Marik. In the next episode, this card appears in a flashback Yami Marik has when he explains to Yami Yugi that he used "De-Fusion" to avoid losing the Duel and when he explains how he got the said card from Yugi. Three episodes later, Yugi banishes this card in order to activate "Ragnarok". This card was then shown as one of the many monsters that were used to hold down Yami Marik's "The Winged Dragon of Ra".

Waking the Dragons

• In episode 146, this card is shown in Yami Yugi's hand during his Duel against Gurimo. He discards this card and an unknown Spell Card in order to activate "Magical Academy".

• In episode 147, this monster appears as a Duel Spirit.

• In episode 156, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Rafael. He Special Summons this card, "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh", and "Kuriboo" through the effect of "Five Star Twilight". He then removes the five Kuriboh brothers from play in order to Special Summon "Kuribabylon". When "Kuribabylon" fails to destroy Rafael's "Guardian", Yugi removes "Kuribabylon" from play to Special Summon the five banished Kuriboh brothers. Rafael's "Guardian Grarl" then attacks this card. In the next episode, Yugi activates the effect of "Kuribi" to negate the attack. Yugi then removes the five Kuriboh brothers from play to Special Summon "Kuribabylon". In the following episode, Yugi revives "Kuribabylon", "Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts", "Berfomet" and "Big Shield Gardna" via "Necromancy" (through the effect of "Hand Control"). Yugi then removes "Kuribabylon" from play to Special Summon the five Kuriboh brothers. Each Kuriboh brother then gained 500 ATK due to "The Seal of Orichalcos". Yugi then removes the Kuriboh brothers from play to Special Summon "Kuribabylon" (who now had 4000 ATK). "Kuribabylon" then gained 500 more ATK due to the effect of "The Seal of Orichalcos".

• In episode 161, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Weevil. He Summons this card in Defense Position. Due to the effect of "DNA Surgery", this card becomes an Insect-type monster. In the next episode, Weevil's "Armored Centipede" (whose ATK was 2100 due to "The Seal of Orichalcos") attacks and destroys this card. This activates the effect of "Armored Centipede", increasing its ATK by 500.

• In episode 163, Ironheart picks this card up from the ground after Yami Yugi drops it while being flung from the train after dueling Weevil Underwood.

• In episode 164, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against an Orichalcos Soldier. When "Orichalcos Gigas" (whose ATK was 2900 due to its own effect and "The Seal of Orichalcos") attacks "Obnoxious Celtic Guardian" a second time, Yugi discards this card from his hand in order to reduce the Battle Damage from the attack to 0. The attack continues, but due to the effect of "Obnoxious Celtic Guard", it is not destroyed by the attack.
  • This card also appears in a flashback that Yami Yugi has when he remembers his Duel with Kaiba at Duelist Kingdom and how he let his pride over winning get the better of him.

• In episode 174, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Rafael, He Special Summons this card, "Kuribah", "Kuribee", "Kuribeh", and "Kuriboo" through the effect of "Five Star Twilight". Yami Yugi then activates the effect of "Kuribu" to decrease the ATK of Rafael's "Guardian Grarl" by 1500 until the End Phase. He then banishes the five Kuriboh brothers in order to Special Summon "Kuribabylon". In the next episode, Yugi banishes "Kuribabylon" to Special Summon the five banished Kuriboh brothers. Yami Yugi then banishes the five Kuriboh brothers to Summon "Kuribandit".

• In episode 182, Yami Yugi Summons this card to aide in the battle against The Great Leviathan. Yami, Joey, and Kaiba, after bringing out three monsters each, then Summoned their Legendary Dragons. Yami then used "Legend of Heart" to transform the Dragons into the three Legendary Knights. All the monsters Summoned by Yami, Joey, and Kaiba then attack The Great Leviathan, but it doesn't work. Yami then has "Timaeus" absorb the power of this card and "Multiply". "Timaeus" then attacks The Great Leviathan, but that doesn't work either.

Grand Championship

• In episode 193, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Vivian Wong. After "Dragon Lady" attacks and destroys "Big Shield Gardna", Vivian activates the effect of "Lightning Saber" to halve its ATK until the End Phase so that "Dragon Lady" could attack again. She then activates "Flying Dragon Whirl" to send "Pitch-Dark Dragon", "Sky Dragon", "Blackland Fire Dragon", and "Kiryu" from her Deck to the Graveyard so that "Dragon Lady" could gain 300 ATK for each monster discarded this way until the End Phase. With four sent this way, "Dragon Lady" gains 1200 ATK. "Dragon Lady" then attacks directly, but Yami Yugi discards this card to the Graveyard in order to reduce the Battle Damage to 0.

• In episode 198, Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel against Leon von Schroeder. He sends this card, "Old Vindictive Magician", "Giant Soldier of Stone", "Big Shield Gardna", and "Curse of Dragon" to the Graveyard in order to activate the effect of "Royal Straight Slasher".

Dawn of the Duel

• In episode 200, this card appears within Yami Yugi's mind when Yami Bakura claims to him that his mind is an unsolvable maze and that he pursues games like riddles.

• In episode 220, this card is shown when Yugi is shown building his Deck for the Ceremonial Battle.

• In episode 222, this card appears in a flashback Yami Yugi has when he reminds Yugi that he taught him that a person's life is much more important than winning.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

• In episode 18, this card can be seen in Yugi's Deck when Dimitri is shown looking through it.

• In episode 19, Dimitri uses this card during his Duel against Jaden Yuki while the former was using Yugi's Deck. He Summons this card in Attack Position. "Dark Magician of Chaos" then attacks "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix", but Jaden activates "Super Junior Confrontation" to negate the attack and force this card to battle "Winged Kuriboh". This card then attacks and destroys "Winged Kuriboh". Later "Elemental Hero Bubbleman" (whose ATK was 1600 due to "Bubble Blaster") attacks this card, but Dimitri activates "Multiply" to Tribute this card and Special Summon four "Kuriboh Tokens". "Bubbleman" then destroys a "Kuriboh Token". Later Dimitri activates "Monster Reincarnation" to add this card from the Graveyard to his hand. He then chains "Emergency Provisions" (which Dimitri took from Jaden via "Spider Web") to the activation of "Monster Reincarnation", sending "Monster Reincarnation" and two set cards to the Graveyard in order to gain 3000 Life Points. Later "Elemental Hero Sparkman" attacks directly, but Dimitri discards this card via its own effect to make the Battle Damage 0. Later Dimitri banishes this card and "Watapon" from the Graveyard in order to Special Summon "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning".
  • This card is also shown when Dimitri drops Yugi's Deck after he is defeated by Jaden.

• In episode 168, this card can be seen in a display case among others as part of a replica of Yugi Muto's Deck.

• In episode 179, this card can be seen in a display case among others as part of a replica of Yugi Muto's Deck.
  • When Jaden bumps into the Yugi of the past, he shows "Winged Kuriboh" to Yugi to remind him that "Winged Kuriboh" was the card he gave to Jaden three years ago. Yugi does not recognize this event, but he takes this card out and notes both this card and "Winged Kuriboh" look similar. Yugi then notes that the spirit of this card was telling Yugi through a dream that he must duel with someone he would meet.
  • This card is also seen at the bottom of Yugi's Deck before Jaden shuffles it.

• In episode 180, this card is seen in Yugi's hand during his Duel against Jaden Yuki.

• This card appears in the second version of GX Japanese opening song of 99%.

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light

• In the movie's opening sequence, when Yugi solves the Millennium Puzzle, a Kuriboh appears alongside other monsters.

• Athough this card was not used in a Duel during the movie, Yami Yugi had it in his Deck during his Duel against Seto Kaiba, according to novelization of the film. He was forced to send this card from his Deck to the Graveyard via the effect of Kaiba's "Deck Destruction Virus".

Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time

• Yami Yugi uses this card during his Duel with Jaden Yuki and Yusei Fudo against Paradox. Jaden adds this card from Yami Yugi's Deck to his hand via "The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh" when "Malefic Stardust Dragon" attacks directly. Yami Yugi then discards this card from his hand to reduce the Battle Damage they take to 0.

Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Stories

• In Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Stories Sky Striker Ace arc chapter 1: "Sky Striker", Raye had Kuriboh and Winged Kuriboh plushies in her room.

Scripted Duels

• In the non-canon duel North American WCQ 2011 Special: Yugi vs. Yusei, Yugi discards this card by the effect of "Graceful Charity".

• In the non-canon duel World Championship 2013 Special: Mai vs. Yugi, Yugi discards this card via its effect to reduce the battle damage of Mai's "Harpie's Pet Phantasmal Dragon's" direct attack to 0. On the next turn, he Special Summons this card from the Graveyard with "Premature Burial" and targets it with "Multiply", Summoning an infinite amount of Kuriboh Tokens. He then tributes two of these Tokens to activate the effect of "Obelisk the Tormentor".

• In the non-canon duel North American WCQ 2014 Special: Astral vs. Yugi, Yugi discards this card via its effect to reduce the battle damage Astral's "Number 39: Utopia" (which has 7000 ATK by the effects of "Blustering Winds" and "Double or Nothing!") would have done to Yugi's "Dark Magician of Chaos" to 0. Later, Yugi banishes this card from the Graveyard for the Summoning condition of "Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning".